Q: Is 120,851,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 120,851,538 is a composite number.

Why is 120,851,538 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 120,851,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 431 862 1,293 2,586 2,749 5,498 7,327 8,247 14,654 16,494 21,981 43,962 46,733 93,466 140,199 280,398 1,184,819 2,369,638 3,554,457 7,108,914 20,141,923 40,283,846 60,425,769 and 120,851,538, with no remainder.

Since 120,851,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,851,538, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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